The industry-cum-trade sector recorded 1.8 per cent growth in credit by the end of April to Dh762.2 billion ($207.5 billion) from Dh748.9 billion in December 2017, a media report said.
The noticeable growth come as bankers remain

Saudi Arabia’s first mortgage-refinancing firm has started approaching banks to buy their mortgage portfolios as the state tries to boost lending for homes, according to a report.
The state-run company, created to develop a

Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) will need to boost capital next year, stated its chief executive on Wednesday, after a period of strong lending.
"We will require capital. It will be a combination of Tier 1 and Tier 2," Adnan Ch

National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has become the first bank to operate as a securities lending and borrowing agent for the UAE market, after it was granted approval by Securities & Commodities Authority (SCA).

Bank lending growth in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) slowed to 9.5 per cent year-on-year in December from 10.2 percent in November, central bank data showed on Sunday.
Money supply (M3) growth slowed to 9.2 per cent from 11.6 per

The United Arab Emirates central bank discussed margin lending at a board meeting this week and ordered that all aspects of the issue be studied, the central bank said on Wednesday.
In a brief statement describing discussions at t

The United Arab Emirates central bank is looking at proposals for new rules covering bank loans against shares, a senior official said on Tuesday.
"The central bank board is studying new regulations for credit against shares,

Saudi Arabia's central bank has published new consumer lending regulations which give it the power to cap retail lending at individual banks and limit the fees that banks can charge.
The rules could dent profit growth at banks

The central bank of the United Arab Emirates will introduce a mechanism on April 15 to let the country's banks borrow funds from it overnight to help with liquidity management.
The Interim Marginal Lending Facility (IMLF) will

Pi Slice, a web-based social platform of online funding for micro-entrepreneurs in the Mena region, has partnered with Dubai-based telecom operator du to increase funding for projects in the region.
As part of